Android Xperia Z sound problem

Good evening everyone.
I decided to buy the sony xperia Z yesterday in the hope that Spotify would work well on it.
I've i stalled spotify, downloaded for offline play one of my playlists and started playing the music.
I noticed straight away that as soon as I press play on a song, it starts as normal, and after a second of playing, it kind of pops/cracks and then the sound quality changes. I'm guessing it is the xperia's EQ kicking in.
Once the pop/crack has happened, after that it is perfect as It should be....
This happens when I start a song, fast forward a song, or skip a song.
I have reset all phone settings but this hasn't worked....
I have tried the Walkman app on the phone, aswell as playing samples of songs on the google music store, and it is perfect, so the problem is only with spotify.
I'm wondering if anyone else has this issue?
Also, do you think it is an android software bug or is it a Spotify software bug?
Thanks on advance for all your help.
I will try and upload a video of it later on this evening if this will help to explain?
Thanks everyone

HEY!!! I FOUND A SOLUTION!!!
I had the exact same problem with my Xperia S, that whenever i played a new song, forward etc..It would sound too high, and then the EQ comes in. Anyway, id you go to Spotify settings, and disable EQ it won't work.Maybe you already found a solution, or maybe you no longer have a Xperia handset, but for those that still have this problem, here's how to solve it:1-Go to main menu2-Go to settings3-Go to apps/applications4-Go to "all" tab Note: This is the file you need to select if you have a Xperia handset, if you have this problem with any other cellphone brand, you will have to find out which is the correct one.5-Find a file/app called "sound enhancements".6-Tap on it and disable it. Now you can play music with Spotify without any issues.*Important Note*For Xperia handsets if you want to use the EQ on Walkman again, it's going to crash, for that do the same procedure and enable "sound enhancements". Hopefully this will help some one. If it helped you, please reply my commment, just to let me know that it worked for you, and what cellphone brand you have.

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